The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-21


assigning any reason, and sent him to
join the great melancholy army Of tho
unemployed.
Mr.. Brandt waited a few weeks and
then renewed the assault. BY this
time Mr.. Thompson had had several
interviews with his daughter, without
any satisfactory result.
"No, / can never marry Fred, papa,
especially now that he has lost his
situation" said Kate, all flushed and
tear-stained, her hair rumpled and her
collar awry, "but as Tor. marrying
that odious fat German would rath-
er poison myself" Upon which the
little man who was the head OF the
house o. Thompson groaned aloud,
and looked forward to his interview
with the banker with no small trepi'
dation.
"l'm afraid it's no use, Mr.. Brandt"
ne said as he faced the German in his
own dining-room n week or two alter
ward. I've talked to her and
done my best to reason with her, and
it's all no good. ! don't think she
fancies foreigner-no offence to you;
and imagine she is still thinking OF
that young fellow Winter. 1t was a
mistake to turn him off, you know"
Mr.. Thompson glanced at the guest
as he ceased speaking and gave an in
voluntary start. He was fairly
shocked at the look OF suppressed fury
depicted on the face opposite him.
"You are pleased to trifle with me"
said the German slowly.
The Englishman began to protest,
but the big German soon silenced him.
Listen to me. OF course your daugh-
ter marriesthe man you choose.
You know that as well as
|. | ask you for your
daughters hand, ana you promise
me. Yes then you make excuses,
You what you call back out But |
do not choose you to back out. | in
tend to marry your daughter. Look
here, Granger Thompson" he contin-
ued in q lower tone, "how long you
have known me?"
~ should say bout ten years, " res
pended the other.
"And during these ten years have
you ever known me to turn from my
purpose"
"N-n-no, don't think / have"
"Or fail to succeed in anything ] set
my heart onY"
"N-no; dare say not"
"Well / mean to marry your daugh-
ter"
"But she won't have YOU"
Poohl If you had not played me
false, my good fellow, the match
would have been arranged by this
time"
played you false, Mr.. Brandt l.
l."
Now you listen to me. I've made
up my mind to marry your daughter
Kate, and mean to do it. II it costs
me half my fortune will do it. II /
have to ruin you IN the process will
do it. IL"
"Get out OF thisl" screamed little
Thompson, fairly beside himself with
rage. you stand at my own iireside
and threaten me. By Jove, I'll send for
a policeman" He opened the door
and shouted "Tom!" And the eldest
hope OF the Thompsons descended the
stairs three steps at time. In a
twinkling the street door was open
and Herr Brandt was unceremonious.
ly bundled into the street.
When this feat had been accom-,
plshed Mr.. Thompson felt hall afraid
OF what he had done, for the German
banker was an Influential man and
might be able to injure him. 1t was
too late now, however, for regrets.
He drank n glass OF brandy by way OF
steadying his nerves, and magnani-
mousy refrained from telling his
daughter that it was all owing to her
unreasonable obstinacy that he had
got into the scrape.
As for the German, he went home
vowing vengeance against the whole
family and race of Thompsons He
was more bent upon marrying Kate
than ever, for his resentment stimu-
lated father than moderated his pas
sion. And he had determined to be
revenged on her father.
At length he resolved upon plan o.
| action, and he lost no time in putting
it into practice. The first experience
poor Thompson had OF his enemy's
resentment was finding that his bank
ers, who had always been very civil to
him, would not discount some bills
which he offered them without addi-
tional security. He lett the bank par
lor in a huff, and after vainly trying
to place the bills elsewhere, was forced
to 90 to Jew for the money. From
hat day misfortunes came thick up
on him. Good customers seemed to
fight shy OF him; shady people whom
he hated to have seen around his Of
flee came there, patronized him. and
put him in the way of contractingba